PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob McGrady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ash Berry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGrady's entrance music is Jimi Hendrix - Voodoo Child. A fine choice. Berry has chosen Red Hot Chilli Pipers - Clocks as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

McGrady
vs
Berry

188 cm
34
275 lbs
25 - 12 - 0

200 cm
36
216 lbs
21 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Project Mayhem

Milwaukee's Best 160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob McGrady!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ash Berry!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berry feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McGrady's calf.
Berry thows a body shot but no joy.
Berry has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
McGrady lands a nice shot to the body.
Berry thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on McGrady if he has to take too many more of those.
Berry misses with a low kick.
Berry moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Berry lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Berry lands a jab to the head.
McGrady keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Berry. McGrady does a little dance to reset his feet.
Berry scores with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Berry connects with a single shot there.
Berry ducks right into an uppercut from McGrady.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berry lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Berry.
A low kick from Berry misses

and McGrady counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
McGrady lands with a punch from half guard.
Berry is trying is best to control the position here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Berry tries to roll over but McGrady keeps him under control.
Berry keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Berry blocking the ground and pound attempt from McGrady.
Berry is trying to get back to full guard.
Berry avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McGrady.
McGrady trying to control the action but Berry is working from the bottom.
Berry is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berry keeps trying to improve his position.
McGrady controlling the action here.
Berry blocking the ground and pound attempt from McGrady.
McGrady thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Berry's head.
McGrady has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Berry gets full guard.
McGrady missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Berry is adopting a defensive guard.
Berry not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berry keeping moving, preventing McGrady from controlling successfully.
Berry is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
McGrady trying to control but Berry is working from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
McGrady tries a low kick but Berry avoids it.
Berry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGrady.
Berry fails with an attempt to clinch.
McGrady lands with a straight right. Berry didn't see that one coming.

It looks like Ash Berry has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGrady takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berry throws a body punch but McGrady moves out of range.

McGrady shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
McGrady engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
McGrady content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Berry has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but McGrady has passed into side control.
McGrady lands a decent elbow from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Check out the look on McGrady's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Berry is looking to regain half guard here but McGrady keeps moving and retains side control.
McGrady lands a nice forearm strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob McGrady dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ash Berry's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

McGrady avoids the head kick by Berry.
Berry is looking to chop away at McGrady's legs.
Ash Berry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Berry.
McGrady takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Berry feints and then cracks McGrady's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McGrady down.
Berry is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Berry throws a good cross that connects.
Berry has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Berry scores with a crisp jab that stopped McGrady in his tracks.
Berry is looking to slow McGrady down with leg kicks.
Berry pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McGrady on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McGrady looks to throw the jab but Berry is out of range.
McGrady on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Berry.

Berry rushes McGrady and presses him up against the cage.
McGrady lands a right hand.
McGrady stalling in the clinch.
McGrady works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McGrady blocking some punches.
A right hand to the body from McGrady.
Berry is breathing heavily.
Berry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGrady has a couple of punches blocked by Berry.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
McGrady tries a body shot but Berry blocks it.
Berry prevents the takedown attempt.
McGrady is trying to break the clinch but Berry has him pressed against the cage.
McGrady tries to throw a body punch but Berry avoids it by throwing McGrady back against the cage.
McGrady tries to throw a body punch but Berry avoids it by throwing McGrady back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGrady has a couple of punches blocked by Berry.
Berry lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McGrady backwards.
McGrady misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Berry scores with a nice short uppercut.
McGrady is leaning against Berry and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McGrady softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McGrady tries a body shot but Berry blocks it.
Berry throws a head punch that misses.
Berry blocks a body shot from McGrady.
McGrady's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Berry misses with a punch to the body.
McGrady lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Berry backwards.
Berry throws a punch but it's blocked by McGrady.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGrady.
Berry misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from McGrady fails to land.
McGrady goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McGrady is looking for a takedown.
McGrady struggles to land a body shot inside as Berry controls his hands.
Berry lands a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGrady fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Berry can't find room to land a body shot as McGrady controls the action.
Berry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Berry tries to work over McGrady's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hand to the body from McGrady.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McGrady creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McGrady scores with a nice hook to the head.
Berry throws a punch but it's blocked by McGrady.
Berry misses with the head strike.
Berry swings wildly with an uppercut but McGrady uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGrady changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Berry fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob McGrady. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Berry lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Berry.
McGrady jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berry connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGrady tries to move into range but Berry moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Berry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McGrady moves away from the strike by Berry.
Berry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McGrady misses with a wild body shot.
Berry connects with a nice looking jab.
Berry throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McGrady stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ash Berry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Berry digs a good hook to McGrady's body.
Berry misses the shot to the body.
McGrady takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ash Berry will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ash Berry's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Berry swats away the attempt to clinch by McGrady.
Ash Berry seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Berry throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Berry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGrady throws a hook but Berry blocks it.
Berry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McGrady on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A nice inside leg kick there by Berry. That's going to slow McGrady down.
McGrady looks to score with a jab to the body but Berry is just out of range.
Berry motions for McGrady to come forward. Berry throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Berry goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berry tests McGrady's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McGrady has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McGrady there as he acknowledges the shot.
Berry throws a quick head kick that skims the top of McGrady's head.
McGrady takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Berry wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Berry turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Berry throws a quick inside leg kick.
Berry looks to score with a jab to the body but McGrady is just out of range.
McGrady feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Berrys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Berry throws a hook but McGrady blocks it.
Berry dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McGrady. That did some damage!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McGrady checks a leg kick.
Berry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McGrady is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Berry throws a jab but it's blocked by McGrady.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Berry, as that shot connected.
Nice body kick there by Berry.
Berry tries to land a front kick but McGrady steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McGrady avoids the head kick by Berry.
McGrady takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Berry throws a quick head kick that skims the top of McGrady's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGrady keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McGrady walks forward, straight into a front kick from Berry.
Berry throws a leg kick that misses.
Berry thuds a left hand into McGrady's body.
McGrady throws a lazy right hand but Berry sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Berry throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The fighters circling - McGrady throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Berry lands a nice looking kick to the body. McGrady takes a step back to recover.
McGrady avoids the head kick by Berry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berry throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Berry buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Berry has McGrady up against the cage in a clinch.
Berry struggles to land a body shot inside as McGrady controls his hands.
McGrady throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bob McGrady has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Berry takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGrady leaning his opponent against the cage.
McGrady lands a hook to the side of the head.

McGrady has hold of one of Berry's legs. Berry is fighting the takedown attempt but McGrady gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McGrady pushes down on Berry's leg and manages to get into half guard.
McGrady tries to pass the half guard into mount. Berry knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ash Berry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Berry has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ash Berry!
Ash Berry took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Milwaukee's Best Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.